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1
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Presentation of a spoken word activates auditory lexical neighborhood; comprised of words sound alike except for one phoneme; Narrowing down of possibilities from each mode to interpret speech signal

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Neighborhood activation model

2
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Words that occur frequently in conversation

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High frequency usage

3
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Words that occur infrequently in every day conversation

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Low frequency usage

4
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What are some factors that affect speechreading?

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The talker, message, environment and communication situation, speechreader

5
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How does the talker influence speech speechreading?

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Facial expression, body language, speech rate, facial characteristics

6
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What is easier to understand for those with hearing loss in terms of the message?

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Frequently used words, words with few lexical neighbors, known linguistic content, shorter sentences, number of syllables, known topic of message

7
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How does the environment and communication situation influence speechreading?

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Presence of background noise or reverberation

8
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What should the talker avoid while someone with hearing loss is doing speechreading?

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Shouting, mumbling, rapid speech, covering mouth, smiling and turning away

9
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Are sentences or words easier for speechreading?

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Words

10
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Speechreading is affected by the talkers….(4)

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Angle, distance, room conditions, shadows on face cast by lighting

11
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Speechreading is affected by the talkers….(4)

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Angle, distance, room conditions, shadows on face cast by lighting

12
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The Speechreader is impacted by personal factors such as:

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Innate skill, use of residual hearing, degree and type of hearing loss, visual acuity, emotional state, physical level

13
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What is the purpose of assessing speech reading?

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How AV skills pertain to real life, if the patient is using residual hearing to augment visual cues, counseling the reluctant hearing aid user

14
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What would you assess before using speechreading?

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Assess vision only and audio and visual conditions, follow up testing following speechreading training

15
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Who would use speechreading training?

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Children in total communication programs, adults who recently acquired hearing loss, use of residual hearing,

16
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Why isn’t speechreading common?

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Advancement in HA’s, CI’s, and ALD’s